Series Description: New twists, turns and dangerous new threats for the Team. This series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based upon characters from DC Comics. Sam Register (Teen Titans, Ben 10, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) is the executive producer. Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Superman Doomsday, The Batman) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man, W.I.T.C.H.) are the producers.

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Season 3
Before Announcement

At least 7 major characters that staff wanted to add to Season 2 that won't be appearing at all because there just wasn't any room for them. So they'll have to be saved for the comic book and/or a potential Season 3 Ask Greg 5/4/12

Season 3 has been greenlit. Producers Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman are returning. "New twists, turns and dangerous new threats for the team" synopsis released along with promo poster. There is a yjs3.com site but it is not live yet. CBR 11/7/16

Greg Weisman states he starts at Warner Brothers on Monday, November 14. CB 11/7/16

Season 3 is titled "Outsiders", will air in 2018 on DC Digital Service, The Team "takes on meta-human trafficking and the terrifying threat it creates for a society caught in the crossfire of a genetic arms race spanning the globe and the galaxy" WF 4/25/17

Weisman and Vietti generate the springboards and break the stories then he writes all the beat outlines. The outlines are then handed off to the writers to go straight to script. Some differences from season one and two was Kevin Hopps' involvement in generating springboards and the writers did the outlines. Ask Greg 5/4

Still of the new incarnation of the Team posted: Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Thirteen, Arrowette, Arsenal, and Beast Boy CBR 7/21

Will be 26 episodes, about 12 are written and the last few haven't been written yet. After early production art from season 1 was shown, slides of the new Team were shown. There were plans to write out a character for the majority of season 3 that suddenly became a major player - even a lead - in the series. Black stealth suits were shown lastly CBR 7/21

So far all or most of the first 10 episodes have been recorded Newsarama 7/21

Cissie King-Jones from season 1 confirmed to be Arrowette and Stephanie Brown from Invasion confirmed to be Spoiler. There are plans for season 4 and season 5 already. CB 7/21

Thirteen's powers are magic like Traci Thirteen in the comics but with a 'Young Justice' twist Newsarama 7/21

There won't be more swearing and gore since the show is streaming. The three act structure of an episode will stay but they're now thinking in terms of not having commercial breaks. First world nations, third world nations, rogue nations, corporations, and aliens will be trying to weaponize the metagene IGN video 7/21

There will still be a heavy focus on the core characters from season 1 and 2, some core characters moved from the mentee to mentor position, any person can be kidnapped, experimented on, and trafficked as a weapon, Bash Bashford from the classic Superboy comics will appear, in addition to the next generation of the Team there will be some progeny appearing, and they will up the ante on Fourth World but it may not be what fans are expecting io9 7/25

All black stealth suits connects to where Nightwing's arc left off in Invasion CB 8/2

Weisman and Vietti reiterate "part and parcel of what we always built into this show, is this idea of time passing, characters aging up, and new characters coming in" and "it's a show about generations we have to have new characters coming in." Vietti cites an interesting part of the writer's room was figuring out how these new characters interact with the now older characters CB 8/6

There might be new members of the Team aside from Spoiler, Arrowette, and Thirteen. The Light and Vandal Savage confirmed as Big Bads. DC YT 8/17

Khary Payton recorded an episode 2 to 3 days ago in mid-January, will be voicing couple new characters, and there are dark storylines ahead, including stories about human lives and slavery. Geek To Me Podcast, 2:24 and 5:15 marks 1/21/18

On April 4, 2018, Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman spent most of the day locking the animatic for episode 3x20. In the middle of the day, they spent about an hour on the first pass picture edit of episode 3x07. They got through less than half of the episode. Ask Greg 4/5

On April 5, 2018, Weisman had a meeting first thing in the morning to look at color backgrounds for episode 3x17. This was followed by Vietti and Weisman reviewing the storyboard for episode 3x23. They were interrupted, so Vietti could give notes on an animation test for 3x10. After, they went over to the Warner Bros. Ranch to meet with their bosses (something they do every other Thursday), then returned and tried to finish reviewing the 3x23 storyboard. Ask Greg 4/5

For April 6, 2018, they are scheduled to review Ink & Paint on episode 3x16, then finish editing 3x07. After lunch, Vietti and Weisman are set to come back and call retakes on 3x07 then give storyboard notes on 3x23 to the episode's director. Ask Greg 4/5

There are still current no episodes that are completely finished and ready for air. All the writing is done. Nearly all the recording is done. There are three straggler actors they need to pick up who were out of town when they last recorded the cast. About 11 episodes are still in some stage of preproduction, and 7 are in post-production. The remaining middle 8 are in the process of being animated in Seoul. Ask Greg 4/5

Thirteen inherited some natural "mystical" ability and is being mentored by Zatanna. TZ 7/16

Forager confirmed. He comes with a certain charm and is "pretty cute" TZ 7/16

Will explore this world built over the first two seasons through the eyes of characters who aren't sidekicks, aren't born to be heroes, didn't know what they wanted to do in life, and how they see this world. The 1st and 2nd season characters have the opportunity to step into the lives of these outsiders and help guide them to a better future.

The show will be going to it's spy and mystery roots. TZ 7/16 TZ 7/16

Lex Luthor is back as UN secretary. TZ 7/16

There are definitely elements adapted from the Mike Barr and Jim Aparo Outsiders comics. It's a little New Teen Titans, a little Outsiders, and all sorts of other stuff. TZ 7/16

Stephanie Lemelin will play another character who speaks another language. New 7/20

Artemis is still grieving and trying to move one with her life. New 7/20

There was a back and forth about Deathstroke's ponytail - he won't have it this season.

Forager will be voiced by Jason Spisak, will bring the same levity as Kid Flash, will have an important role this season, and as an alien and different species - he sees Earth from a different perspective. New 7/20

Politics of Earth-16 will reflect real life like demagogues, immigrants, and human trafficking. Reportedly, the series is slated to begin airing the first 13 episodes after the first season of Titans runs its course. The second set of 13 episodes will begin dropping after Doom Patrol and Swamp Thing finish their 10-episode first seasons. SyFy Wire Article 7/21

5th upload by Stephanie Lemelin at DCU Experience reveals Arrowette is B-27 and info about her: game for anything, a strong moral center that ultimately kepes her on a steady course, a serious desire to do good in the world as payback for the good that she feels was done for her. Stephanie Lemelin instagram 7/21

DC Experience cards of Halo, Katana, and Thirteen. Katana is Z-05. "Katana/Tatsu Yamashiro is serious, dangerous, and nearly silent. You're lucky if you get the slightest of smiles from her - or maybe you're unlucky, because that smile could turn deadly fast." Halo is G-03. "Halo treats everything like it's brand new - because to her, it is. She takes nothing for granted, including her friendships." Thirteen is B-29. "Thirteen/Traci Thurston has a wide-eyed view of the world. Everything impresses her and fills her with a sense of wonder. She's cute, snarky and easy to get along with." Toon Zone post 7/21

Release timeline for DC Universe shows Outsiders for January to February 2019 then June to July 2019. GVN Tweet 10/4

Weisman and Jones are working on one comic set between Invasion and Outsiders and is exclusive to the DC Universe streaming service. Newsarama 10/4, Greg Tweet 10/4

will premiere in January once Titans run wraps up. DC Universe will split the season into two blocks of 13 episodes, with three new episodes debuting each week from January through February and June through July. IGN 10/4

New 1:42 trailer, 3 new episodes on January 4, 11, 18 and 4 on January 25. The season will then continue in June. Whitney Moore, or DC Daily, and part of the voice cast will host 5 10 minute behind the scenes documentaries that start January 8 on DC Daily. WF 11/27

Donna Troy/Troia and Mary Bromfield/Sergeant Marvel were cut from the bridal shower in "Satisfaction" because it would have required four new designs and the crew was stretched too thin.

If Donna and Mary were designed, they would have appeared in "Endgame"

A Red Tornado arc

Lieutenant Marvel and Sergeant Marvel were originally considered to be on the Team in season 2

A Zatanna arc - a follow up between Zatanna, Zatara, and Dr. Fate

Donna Troy was originally planned to be used in season 1 but at the time, both her and Cassie Sandsmark were on the "can't use" list. By the time Geoff Johns became creative director and cleared them for use, it was too late. The next plan was have Donna cameo in season 2 but was cut for time and design constraints.

Completed at 250 pages (includes, everything from the two seasons, the tie-in comic, the Legacy video game, some back story such as the Golden Age, and some of the characters from the five year gap) Ask Greg 5/17/13

- Thirteen: "She's a fun character who has inherited some natural "mystical" ability." She's being mentored by Zatanna.

- Forager: "We generally have a very serious tone; it's about secrets, lies, and double-crosses. So it's fun to be able to introduce a character with a certain charm." Forager "is pretty cute, and we don't do cute a lot."

- "We wanted to explore this world we built over the first two seasons through the eyes of characters who aren't sidekicks aren't born to be heroes." "It's about a different group of kids who were developing powers and didn't know what they wanted to do in life, and how they see this world. It gives our first - and second - season characters the opportunity to step into the lives of these outsiders and help guide them to a better future."

- The show will be going to it's spy and mystery roots. "We consider this show about young people first, spies second, and Superheroes third."

- Lex Luthor is now the UN secretary.

- "There are definitely elements we are adapting from the Mike Barr and Jim Aparo Outsiders comics. We borrow from throughout DC's 80-year history. It's a little New Teen Titans, a little Outsiders, and all sorts of other stuff. We're very eclectic."

Yes, have some.

Forager, interesting choice. I recall someone guessed that in the previous thread. I did dig Forager's guest appearance on Justice League season 2 and always wondered when he'd show up again in animation in a big role.

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Forager, interesting choice. I recall someone guessed that in the previous thread. I did dig Forager's guest appearance on Justice League season 2 and always wondered when he'd show up again in animation in a big role.

That's an odd thing to say about a show that's always been a spy show.

I didn't actually care all that much for the first two seasons because of the unlikely betrayals and lack of trust. I had hoped that as the characters aged and got to know each other better, the show would have grown out of that dynamic. Maybe I don't understand the show at all.

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I didn't actually care all that much for the first two seasons because of the unlikely betrayals and lack of trust. I had hoped that as the characters aged and got to know each other better, the show would have grown out of that dynamic. Maybe I don't understand the show at all.

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Seems like Halo, if it is Halo, is creating a forcefield/bubble similar to Rocket's power also from what we see under the Cloak looks like Rocket's head gear from Season 2. but its definitely not Lightning.

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Seems like Halo, if it is Halo, is creating a forcefield/bubble similar to Rocket's power also from what we see under the Cloak looks like Rocket's head gear from Season 2. but its definitely not Lightning.

Weeeellll... if Greg is following Halo's tradition power-set then her red aura gives Gabby a heat beam. The red sphere in the display may just be a special effect, but then again it may not be. Greg has been know to do his own take on long-established characters.

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Well im 99 percent sure it's not Lightning i am not 100 percent sure we can rule her out though there is Red Lightning which is called Red Sprites. If i was a betting man i would put my money on Halo though not necessarily Violet Harper/Gabrielle Doe since Aurakles can possess and take over anyone. Also an African American version of Halo appeared in the Elseworlds Justice League: Another Nail book.